Section 11(3)

Without prejudice as aforesaid, safety regulations may contain provision— for requiring persons on whom functions are conferred by or under section 27 below to have regard, in exercising their functions so far as relating to any provision of safety regulations, to matters specified in a direction issued by the Secretary of State with respect to that provision; for securing that a person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 12 below unless it is shown that the goods in question do not conform to a particular standard; for securing that proceedings for such an offence are not brought in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions; for securing that proceedings for such an offence are not brought in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; for enabling a magistrates’ court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland to try an information or, in Northern Ireland, a complaint in respect of such an offence if the information was laid or the complaint made within twelve months from the time when the offence was committed; for enabling summary proceedings for such an offence to be brought in Scotland at any time within twelve months from the time when the offence was committed; and for determining the persons by whom, and the manner in which, anything required to be done by or under the regulations is to be done.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30